School: Meelick (B.)
- Location:
- Meelick, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Néill
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0597, Page 381
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- (continued from previous page)When a ciaróg creeps across the floor at night.
The swallows fly high.
The sky is very clear.
When two magpies are seen flying about.Signs of wet weather:-
The midges are very busy.
The swallows fly low.
We have a grey frost.
The cat sits with his back to the fire.
The clouds in the east are reddish in the morning.
The south-west winds blow.
The curlews cry and the ducks begin to quack.
The wind blows the dust off the roads.
The sea-gulls are flying in a circle in the air.
The moon is clouded or lies on its back.
Soot falls from the chimneys.
A single magpie.
The crows collect together.
The cricket sings.Signs of frosty weather:-
A blue light is seen in the fires.
The wild geese fly low.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Hogan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coonagh East, Co. Limerick
